United States Law Commision

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Term Paper Title	United States Law Commision
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United States law commision
Beginning in 1819, the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions, founded by New England Congregationalists, sent 11
groups of missionaries to Hawaii. The Americans imposed their life-style, morality, and religion
throughout the islands, teaching the Hawaiians that their traditional way of life was sinful. During
the first half of the 19th century, foreign whaling ships wintered at Honolulu and Lahaina,
bringing additional influences that threatened the indigenous culture.
Two developments determined the kingdom's fate—the decline of the native population and the
increasing importance of sugar as an export crop. The first sustained sugar plantation was begun
at Koloa, Kauai, in 1835. Missionaries and their sons acquired large landholdings, founding
companies that still dominate the Hawaiian sugar industry. The need for large numbers of field
and mill hands led the planters to import Chinese and Japanese workers.
Although the Kamehameha dynasty had generally been friendly to settlers from the U.S., King
Kalakaua and Queen Liliuokalani strove to reverse American influence in the government and
economy, hoping to return Hawaii to the Hawaiians. At the same time, the islands experienced
economic hardship when the 1890 McKinley Tariff levied a duty on sugar. A Committee on
Safety, supported by U.S. Consul John L. Stevens, seized control of the kingdom on January 17,
1893, and established a provisional government, headed by Sanford B. Dole, the son of an
American missionary. Dole pressed for...

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